Menno Goedhart

Menno Goedhart started a discussion "Can I check the performance of my UVGI system with air sampling?" in the TB Infection Control community.

In a mdrtb hospital in Nukus Uzbekistan, we have installed UVC lamps, radiating UVC parallel to the ceiling.(http://www.gla-uvc.nl/) We would like to ascertain that the UVGI is working well, and that no supplementary ventilation systems are necessary. My question to the community is: Has anyone experience using a microbiological air sampler e.g MAS-100, to measure the bacteria load of TB in the air? Are there certain values that can give an OK or not OK ...

Menno Goedhart replied to "Can I check the performance of my UVGI system with air sampling?" in the TB Infection Control community.

Dear All, Thanks for your reaction, I'm well aware that UVC is not a panacea for environmental Infection control. However the winter situation in Northern Uzbekistan does not make it easy to ventilate with minus 25°C ambient. As heating the building is already a problem. For building a balanced ventilation system where incoming cold air is preheated by outgoing warm air, resources are too limited. Hence the idea of measuring the myco bacteria load in ...

Menno Goedhart started a discussion "att : Hamish Fraser, MBChB, MRCP, MSc re: [Health IT] Haiti!" in the Health IT community.

Hi Hamish, Can you please send me the name of the MSF person. you wrote: A collaborator at MSF in Haiti has been using OpenMRS to manage their surgical cases for the last few months. He would like a cell phone or PDA based patient and stock management capability also. I'm a technical support person from MSF in Amsterdam and would like to know who to contact. He/she might be of another section of MSF ...

Menno Goedhart replied to "Quality of certain N95 respirators" in the TB Infection Control community.

Hi Ana, The respirator: "Image Europe BV - IMG R 020 FFP2" is a certified mask, when you look closely you'll see the EU EN 149:2001 marking and the website: (in Dutch) www.imgeurope.nl. See the pictures if we're talking the same article: http://www.imgeurope.nl/?__target__=IMG_Disposables You can mail or call them in English. MSF (Médecins sans Frontières using this type of respirator. cheers, Menno ----------------------------------------------------------------- Menno Goedhart , Field Support Unit MSF OCA (Operational Centre Amsterdam) Plantage ...

Menno Goedhart replied to "Health Facilities in resource-limited setting" in the TB Infection Control community.

Dear Maria Norina, I totally agree with Grigory and would like to add : Cooking and heating with solid fuels on open fires or traditional stoves results in high levels of indoor air pollution. Indoor smoke contains a range of health-damaging pollutants, such as small particles and carbon monoxide, and particulate pollution levels may be 20 times higher than accepted guideline values. source WHO When you need heating and around 0°C you surely do, build ...